The question of fathers and sons has of course been a live one in every age. And today any parent asks themselves a great many questions about upbringing, understanding and their relationship with their children. And on those poor parents rains down an unimaginable quantity of advice, answers, instruction and recommendations from teachers, counsellors, doctors…..
The results of "Dry January". Today I want to talk not about how it affected my own well-being and my life in general, but to set out a number of confirmed facts about what happens in our bodies when we choose a sober way of life.
An inner prohibition against a fast, sudden, unconsidered start — and against finishing, against achieving (they are forever slowing down). A need for unhurriedness, for thinking every action through (better to leave something important undone than to do it). A rejection of formality, pomp, excessive strictness and seriousness. Distrust of logic; knowledge through personal experience. Difficulty accepting the negative results of their own actions (accepting responsibility for their own decisions
Everyone needs a place where they feel safe, secure and welcome. Everyone longs for a place where they can relax and be themselves. Ideally that place is the parental home you grew up in. Where you felt accepted and loved by your parents. From childhood we take in this feeling of being accepted and welcome as a fundamentally positive attitude to life, one that stays with us as adults as well. We have confidence in ourselves and we are able to trust other people. This is also called basic trust.
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